| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Jesse Maes takes the ball from Jason Ferdinand | 24-40 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | The jump hook by Robert Sweet is blocked by Jason Ferdinand | 24-40 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 24-40 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds | 24-42 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Clarence Staab gets the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Brown blows the dunk but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Kareem Brewer (SF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Delbert Wilson | 26-45 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | James Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is denied on a layup by Kareem Brewer | 29-45 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Clarence Staab comes up short on the runner from close range | 29-45 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Sweet, Kareem Brewer, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't finish the layup | 29-45 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Doug Moore | 29-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Clarence Staab picks off the pass by Delbert Wilson | 29-45 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Allen Sharp scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 31-45 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Doug Moore, Delbert Wilson | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Boyer | 31-48 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Robert Berlin scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Sweet | 34-48 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer loses the dribble to Robert Berlin | 34-48 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Berlin | 36-48 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it but misses | 36-48 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps loses the dribble to Lincoln Bettencourt | 36-48 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Jesse Maes, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jason Ferdinand and the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Jesse Maes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-51 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-51 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Doug Moore | 36-51 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-51 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Robert Sweet pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #3 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SF) Jason Ferdinand | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-53 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is fouled on the floor by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is fouled on the floor by Clarence Staab - foul #3 on Clarence Staab, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Dario Gostowski, Kareem Brewer, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Donald Brand, Doug Moore, Delbert Wilson | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer drills a turnaround from close range set up by Erik Hammonds | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Robert Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-55 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 38-55 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Staab | 40-55 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Kareem Brewer (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt travels with the ball | 40-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Kareem Brewer, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Boyer | 40-60 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SF), Clarence Staab (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #9 | 40-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Jason Ferdinand, Doug Moore | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-62 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it in | 40-64 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Robert Berlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-64 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Robert Boyer (PF) Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Robert Sweet connects on the jumper from the right side | 42-64 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Staab - foul #4 on Clarence Staab, team foul #10 | 42-64 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) SG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Delbert Wilson - foul #3 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it but misses | 43-66 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs snags the offensive board | 43-66 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Clarence Staab gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Boyer - foul #3 on Robert Boyer, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Donald Brand, Robert Boyer | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-66 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Ferdinand | 45-66 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Delbert Wilson | 45-68 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is fouled on the floor by Delbert Wilson - foul #4 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Robert Boyer (PF) Doug Moore, Garland Hipps | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Jason Ferdinand steps in front of the Robert Berlin pass | 45-68 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses the easy layup | 45-68 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Delbert Wilson | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Clarence Staab tips it back up and in | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand runs out the clock | 47-70 |